Master Gunnery Sgt. Adrian Virges, the operations chief

Master Gunnery Sgt. Adrian Virges, the operations chief with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), climbs down a ladder from the dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) into a rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RHIB) with the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) during troop and cargo transport between ships in support of exercise Red Reef 15, Dec. 6, 2014. Red Reef is a bilateral amphibious exercise between the 11th MEU and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia that focuses on expanding levels of cooperation, enhancing mutual maritime capabilities as well as promoting long-term regional stability and interoperability between U.S. forces and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Melissa Wenger/Released)